Benguet, Ifugao , Bontoc (Mt. Province), Apayao, Kalinga and Abra is what BIBAK stands for, These are the names of provinces in the northern region of Luzon, Philippines. Inhabitants of these provinces are collectively known as Igorots and together with the Muslims of Southern Philippines compose the bulk of what is referred to as Cultural Minorities of the Philippines. BIBAK is therefore, an organization of Igorot descendants and are found in many parts of the world.

The Development Action for Women Network (DAWN) was set up in 1996 to deal with the issues and problems related to migration/overseas contract work, specifically of women entertainers in Japan - Ermita, Manila.

In her more than two decades of travels around the world, Europe-based Filipina writer Fortune M. writes (to her Mom, in a blog) about the Filipino overseas workers and immigrants- their heart-rending stories and tales of triumph, plus her own struggles to keep up with the "new-world hero" misnomer...